News
August 23, 2015 RCOSA Meeting is Canceled
The scheduled August 26th meeting of the Open Space Alliance is being canceled due to the County Commissioners being out of town. Our next monthly meeting will be September 23, 2015.
July 15th Community Workshop Summary
A community workshop for the Open Space Master Plan was held July 15th. Over 80 citizens attended, as well as several city and county elected officials. The meeting was intended to provide updated information about the ongoing master plan effort, and to get input from...
A Message from the Executive Committee
At our recent Community Workshop, one of the graphics showed the option of a lakefront trail in Rockwall. This was included based on responses to a survey of county residents. Since the lake and take line area around the lake are owned by the City of Dallas, there...
July 22, 2015 Meeting Agenda
AGENDA Rockwall County OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE Rockwall County Historic Courthouse 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 CALL TO ORDER Chair Bob DeJean, presiding - 4:00 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS New members and visitors - 4:02 p.m. MINUTES Act on minutes of June 24,...
Meet the Executive Board – Becky Eason Burkett
Each of our RCOSA Executive Board has a passion and many reasons for being so heavily involved and invested in the development and protection of open space in Rockwall County. Here are the thoughts of board member Becky Eason Burkett. I've always said, as a builder...
Meet the Executive Board – Charlie Pratt
Each of our RCOSA Executive Board has a passion and many reasons for being so heavily involved and invested in the development and protection of open space in Rockwall County. Here are the thoughts of board member Charlie Pratt. I have lived in this beautiful area...
Meet the Executive Board – Dale S. Morgan
Each of our RCOSA Executive Board has a passion and many reasons for being so heavily involved and invested in the development and protection of open space in Rockwall County. Here are the thoughts of board member Dale S. Morgan. My wife Kay was born and raised in...
Meet the Executive Board – Nell Welborn
Each of our RCOSA Executive Board has a passion and many reasons for being so heavily involved and invested in the development and protection of open space in Rockwall County. Here are the thoughts of our Vice-Chairman, Nell Welborn. In 2011 when citizens were...
Planning Open Space to Enhance Property Values, Reduce Land Impacts and Save Money
One of the three primary goals for the Open Space Master Plan is to identify opportunities and recommend implementation strategies to preserve storm water corridors. Preservation of natural drainage ways is essential for flood control and wildlife, but there are some...
Community Survey Results and the Importance of Citizen Participation
Getting input from the citizens of the community is an important part of any planning effort. The public input process for the County’s open space initiative started with surveys that were done back in 2008. In that survey, citizens expressed an interest in preserving...
